|
No.1 Class Minesweeper (1923)
The was a class of minesweepers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during the 1930s and World War II. 6 vessels were built in 1922–29 under the Eight-eight fleet plan. They have two sub-classes, this article handles them collectively. Background In 1920, the IJN developed an Eight-eight Fleet Plan which would provide them with eight modern battleships and eight battle cruisers. However, they did not forget the Japanese battleship Hatsuse, ''Hatsuse'' and Japanese battleship Yashima, ''Yashima'', which had struck naval mines during the Russo-Japanese War; afraid of such events occurring again, the IJN also ordered the ''No.1''-class of purpose-built minesweepers, to replace converted old destroyers in the minesweeping role. As the IJN anticipated its minesweepers to operate in front of the main battle fleet, and therefore to encounter enemy warships, the ''No.1''-class were more heavily armed than minesweepers of other nations, with each ship mounting two 12 cm 11th Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasebo Naval Arsenal
was one of four principal naval shipyards owned and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. History The Sasebo Naval District was established at Sasebo, Nagasaki in 1886, as the third of the naval districts responsible for the defense of the Japanese home islands. After the establishment of the navy base, a ship repair facility was established in 1889 with a dry dock. With the addition of equipment and facilities for ship production by 1897, the "Sasebo Shipyards" were officially established, and renamed the "Sasebo Naval Arsenal" in 1903. Construction of the arsenal was supervised by the French engineer Louis-Émile Bertin. In 1913, a 250-ton crane was installed, and the shipbuilding facilities expanded to permit the construction of large warships. With the mothballing of the Maizuru Naval Arsenal due to restrictions by the Washington Naval Treaty, much of the design and prototype work for new classes of destroyers and torpedo boats formerly done at Maizuru was shifted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
